What does Denmark require before the cargo can be imported?
Denmark is served from China by ocean, air and express, and the arrival-side requirements below are the part that most often changes a landed cost or holds a shipment at the port. Each position is the one we publish for this market and is confirmed per shipment against the actual commodity code and destination city.
What duty, tax and levies apply on arrival?
| Duty and tax | This market is in the EU customs union, so duty follows the EU Common Customs Tariff and the Combined Nomenclature. China has no trade agreement with the EU, so the third-country (erga omnes) rate applies. Example positions read from TARIC for China origin: footwear with leather uppers (6403 99 96) 8.00%; cotton T-shirts (6109 10 00) 12.00%; routing and switching apparatus (8517 62 00) 0%. Your rate depends on the commodity code. Source: EU TARIC — Measures Information (European Commission, taxation_customs) · Reference date 19-09-2026; last TARIC update 18-09-2026 · retrieved 2026-09-19 |
Who is allowed to import into this market?
| Import requirements | EU EORI and an import-of-record arrangement; import VAT is charged at destination and is normally recoverable by a VAT-registered importer |
| Importer of record | An EU-established importer of record is required. An EORI number has been a prerequisite for customs clearance in the European Union since 1 July 2009 under Regulation (EC) No 312/2009. Where the importer has no establishment in the member state, fiscal representation is the usual route. The exact structure is confirmed per shipment. Source: German customs (Zoll online), EORI number · Regulation (EC) No 312/2009, in force 1 July 2009 · retrieved 2026-09-19 |
What certification or product rules must be in place before shipping?
| Product rules | GPSR responsible person, EUDR for timber and furniture, CE marking for regulated categories |
| Certification and product rules | CE marking is part of the EU harmonisation legislation and applies to the product groups that legislation covers: the manufacturer carries out the conformity assessment, sets up the technical file, issues the EU declaration of conformity and affixes the CE marking, while importers and distributors must ensure only compliant, CE-marked products are placed on the EEA market. Separately, the EU Deforestation Regulation covers cattle, wood, cocoa, soy, palm oil, coffee and rubber and derived products. Which instruments apply to a given shipment is confirmed per shipment. Source: European Commission, CE marking (Internal Market DG) and Regulation on Deforestation-free products (Environment) · EUDR application as amended Dec 2024 / Dec 2025: large and medium operators 30-12-2026; micro and small operators 30-06-2027 · retrieved 2026-09-19 |
How long does the freight take from China?
Published carrier or forwarder ranges for this lane. Where no figure could be substantiated the row says so rather than offering an estimate.
| Mode | Typical transit | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean freight — Aarhus | 53–76 days | Port to port, measured across 46 published sailings in October 2026. No direct sailing was published. Source: ONE (Ocean Network Express) public point-to-point schedule API · retrieved 2026-09-19 |
| Ocean freight — Copenhagen | Confirmed per shipment | No carrier sailings were published to Copenhagen for the window measured, so no range is stated. Aarhus carries the Danish container trade. Source: Not substantiated · retrieved 2026-09-19 |
| Air freight | Confirmed per shipment | No authoritative airport-to-airport figure for this lane has been substantiated yet. Source: Not substantiated · retrieved 2026-09-19 |
| Express courier | Confirmed per shipment | The courier networks do not publish a China-to-Denmark door-to-door day count we can cite. Source: Not substantiated · retrieved 2026-09-19 |
Which gateway does cargo arrive through for Denmark?
The port, airport or inland terminal this destination's cargo arrives through.
| Gateway ports | Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Felixstowe, Le Havre; Genoa, La Spezia, Barcelona, Valencia, Piraeus |
| Gateway airports | FRA, CDG, AMS, LHR |
| Destination ports | Aarhus is the working gateway; Copenhagen had no sailings published in the window, which matches how the Danish container trade is concentrated at Aarhus. |
How do you turn this into a landed cost?
Duty is assessed per commodity code, so the positions above tell you what to prepare rather than what you will pay. Screen the official duty range for the HS chapter your product falls in with the HS chapter duty lookup, then put the rate for your actual code through the landed cost calculator to see duty, import tax and levies on the CIF value. Sailing schedules, loading ports and the stage-by-stage breakdown for this lane are confirmed per shipment and come back with your quotation.
Positions reviewed 2026-09-19 by Helen Peng. Duty, importer-of-record and certification answers are confirmed per shipment: a change of commodity code, origin documentation or destination city can change the position.
